Lifting Operations Appointed Person

Job Title:             Lifting Operations Appointed Person 
Location:             Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation:    £40,000 - £46,353 + Benefits 

Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF59097

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Lifting Operations Appointed Person at our Clyde, Faslane site.

The Role
As a Lifting Operations Appointed Person, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be responsible for ensuring lifting operations are planned, supervised and conducted in the safest possible manner.

Day-to-day, you’ll develop lift plans, method statements, risk assessments and other associated documentation to ensure lifting activities fully comply with LOLER and BS7121. 

• Ensure the deployment of SQEP supervision for all lifts 
• Support the lifting operations manager in achieving KPI’s across operational areas
• Ensure all tasks are carried out in accordance with time, cost and quality requirements 
• Support audits as required by compliance, quality or QHEQS departments 
• Support the mentoring and coaching of all lifting work party members 

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at HMNB Clyde. 

Experience Required of the Lifting Operations Appointed Person

• Experience of Lifting / Slinging Operations 
• Thorough knowledge of LOLER & BS7121 
• Knowledge of risk assessments 
• High degree of numeracy and literacy
• Background in the nuclear industry beneficial but not essential 

Qualifications for the Lifting Operations Appointed Person

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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